The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it’s eliminating its main science arm and reducing agency staff by thousands. The agency’s Office of Research and Development.
The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it’s eliminating its main science arm and reducing agency staff by thousands. The agency’s Office of Research and Development has long provided the scientific underpinnings for its mission to protect the environment and human health. The EPA, which in May said it would shift its scientific expertise and research efforts to program offices that focus on major issues like air and water. The agency said Friday that it’s creating a new Office of Applied Science and Environmental Solutions that will allow it to focus on research and science « more than ever before », per the AP. The proposed changes will save the EPA nearly $750 million, officials claimed.
